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A new coronavirus variant with a “high number of mutations” has been detected in the UK.

The new Covid strain was placed under the World Health Organisation’s monitoring list on Thursday due to the ‘large number of mutations it carries’

Health officials said the BA.2.86 mutation was detected in the UK on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded nations that health should be at the centre of their decisions. He said that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown them the value of international cooperation. Read further on Dynamite news:

It is important we stay level-headed as new subvariants emerge and mutate in the coming weeks and months, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

One of UK’s public faces of pandemic, ‘JVT’ was known for football-related metaphors in No 10 briefings

Eris is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK and most common varient in the US